How To Install gpx2shp on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpx2shp on Debian 10.
What is gpx2shp
gpx2shp is:
Convert GPS or GPX file to ESRI/Shape file. Include the tools gps2shp and gpx2shp. These are very useful when using collected GPS points with existing GIS tools like qgis and GRASS.
There are three methods to install gpx2shp on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gpx2shp Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gpx2shp using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gpx2shp
Install gpx2shp Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gpx2shp using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gpx2shp
Install gpx2shp Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install gpx2shp using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gpx2shp
How To Uninstall gpx2shp on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gpx2shp package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gpx2shp
Uninstall gpx2shp And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gpx2shp and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpx2shp
Remove gpx2shp Configurations and Data
To remove gpx2shp configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gpx2shp
Remove gpx2shp configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gpx2shp configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpx2shp
Dependencies
gpx2shp have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gpx2shp package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
